10 must-see DVD boxsets for summer

Boardwalk Empire: season three Released: August 5 A genuinely heavyweight cast front yet another HBO hit. Following on from the huge critical success of the previous two seasons, season three ramps things up yet another level in this gangster-lead drama.

Dexter: season seven Released: Out nowEveryone’s favourite serial killer, played brilliantly by Michael C Hall, is back and life is even more complicated than ever. Things have started to catch up with the forensics expert turned brutal murderer and he has to confess to his sister about the deadlier side of his life. Gripping stuff.

CSI: NY – The Final SeasonReleased: out nowCatch up on the final instalment of the New York crime scene investigators as they look to solve wrongdoings with high-tech detective work. Expect tension.

Broadchurch: season oneReleased: out now This top quality murder mystery was a big hit when it aired on British TV screens recently.

Workaholics: season three Released: out nowFollow three hilariously slack workmates as they deal with life in a US call centre.

Girls: season two Released: August 12 This one took audiences by surprise first time around with its witty and honest portrayal of the lives of young women in New York.

The Newsroom: season oneReleased: July 22 An in-depth look at the people responsible for producing a nightly cable news show. By the team behind The West Wing.

True Blood: season fiveReleased: out now The vampires are back in the most recent season of this offbeat drama based on the series of Charlaine Harris’s The Southern Vampire Mysteries books.

Veep: season oneReleased: out now Former Senator Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a charismatic leader and rising star in her party with one eye on the White House. Veep follows the whirlwind day-to- day existence of Vice-President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule with a demanding private life and defends the president’s interests. You will laugh.

Game Of Thrones: season two Released: out now One of the most talked about shows of recent years, season two (released in March this year) follows the ongoing battle in Westeros with the various families continuing their feuds and plenty of rulers-to-be trying to usurp one another.